杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Food Court Achieves Zero Waste
杏吧原创 University鈥檚 Food Court has achieved zero waste, a MASS Environmental Services audit has confirmed.
The Food Court, located in the University Centre, is part of a continual improvement program to increase waste diversion in its Dining Services division. This has seen the introduction of new recycling stations, additional staff training towards sustainability, and the development of a Recycling Ambassador program.
The Food Court鈥檚 status as a zero waste facility is a significant achievement among Canadian universities, and also joins the caf, 杏吧原创鈥檚 residential dining operation, which reached zero waste in fall 2017.
鈥淲e are proud to achieve zero waste status,鈥 said Sandra Nelson, director, Strategic Procurement. 鈥淭his is one way that we are having a positive impact on the environment; however, we continuously look for innovations and improvements we can make to reduce our footprint.鈥
Reaching zero waste in the Food Court supports wider waste and recycling programs on campus, including the introduction of expanded e-waste collections on campus, and compost bins introduced into residence halls. Waste and recycling is one element of 杏吧原创鈥檚 overall sustainability strategy, which includes other initiatives around energy savings and water consumption, sustainable travel and sustainable green buildings. The university鈥檚 initiatives were recently recognized through achieving Silver rating in the ASSHE STARS rating systems and the Green Metric world rankings which placed 杏吧原创 in the top 40 universities globally and second in Canada.
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